The UK government has released the list of 14 cities eligible to bid to become “super-connected” with 100Mbps citywide networks. The cities are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Bradford, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Liverpool and Newcastle.

The UK's TalkTalk still attracts the most customer complaints of any ISP in the UK, according to data released by regulator Ofcom. TalkTalk has now earned this dubious honor for four consecutive quarters, although the number of complaints have been falling.

The US Department of Justice is probing Verizon Wireless' planned spectrum acquisition deals with cablecos Comcast and Cox Communications, to determine whether they would result in unfair spectrum concentration.div>

Taliban militants operating in the Pakistani city of Wana have reportedly burned a number of mobile phones and computers allegedly used to spread obscene materials. The Taliban has asserted a ban on mobiles with cameras in Wana due to the ability of users to make and share “obscene” photos and videos.